Flooding

Flash Flood Warning (Des Moines, Lee and Van Buren) until 10am

This is an extension of the previous Flash Flood Warning with several counties that have been excluded. Those counties have been cancelled out of the flash flood warning.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
200 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KAHOKA…
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEMPHIS…
SOUTHWESTERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…KEOKUK…FORT MADISON…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KEOSAUQUA…
HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARTHAGE…
SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHWESTERN MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 109 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE 11 PM OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SCOTLAND…CLARK…SOUTHERN LEE…AND CENTRAL HANCOCK.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLUSA…
TERRE HAUTE…CARMAN…NIOTA…LA HARPE…DISCO…DALLAS CITY…
STOCKPORT…MILTON…DOUDS/LEANDO…CANTRIL…BONAPARTE…
BIRMINGHAM…BENTONSPORT/VERNON…WEST POINT…ST. PAUL…PILOT GROVE…FRANKLIN…DONNELLSON…DENMARK AND CROTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING…ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.

IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM…CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA…MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.